dpkg -r mailman should uninstall mailman, but leave your configuriations alone. dpkg --purge mailman would blow everything away. But it would still be in your best interests to back up your configs first. -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org/~zibby Bender: You just think that robots are machines built by humans to make their lifes easier. Fry: Well, aren't they? Bender: I've never made anyone's life easier and you know it!